Traffic safety and human behavior

Traffic crashes have become the epidemic of the third millennium - a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization. In this comprehensive book, Dr David Shinar provides a theoretical framework and a critical evaluation of the most recent research findings to comprehend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Shinar, David
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2007.
Subjects
Traffic safety > Psychological aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080555874
9781786359902
DOI10.1108/9780080555874
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 813 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and background
  • Research methods
  • Theories and models of driver behavior
  • Vision, visual attention and visual search
  • Driver information processing : attention, perception, reaction, time, and comprehension
  • Young and novice drivers
  • Older drivers
  • Speed and safety
  • Personality and aggressive driving
  • Occupant protection
  • Alcohol and driving
  • Drugs and driving
  • Distraction and inattention
  • Fatigue and driving
  • Pedestrians
  • Motorcyclists and riders of other powered two-wheelers
  • Accident/crash causation analysis
  • Crash countermeasures and design of safety.

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